A new estimating method of minimum miscibility pressure as a key parameter in designing CO2 gas injection process

Minimum miscibility pressure (MMP) is an important key parameter for designing any gas flooding project in enhancing oil recovery, whereas the injection must be operated at or above (MMP). This parameter will be determined before any field trial, because it is important for operator to plan suitable...

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Main Authors: E.M. Mansour, A.M. Al-Sabagh, S.M. Desouky, F.M. Zawawy, M. Ramzi
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Language:English
Published: Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute 2018-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062117301976
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author E.M. Mansour
A.M. Al-Sabagh
S.M. Desouky
F.M. Zawawy
M. Ramzi
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S.M. Desouky
F.M. Zawawy
M. Ramzi
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description Minimum miscibility pressure (MMP) is an important key parameter for designing any gas flooding project in enhancing oil recovery, whereas the injection must be operated at or above (MMP). This parameter will be determined before any field trial, because it is important for operator to plan suitable surface facilities and to develop injection conditions. MMP may be reliably estimated by traditional laboratory techniques, which are very costly and time consuming. Various empirical correlations for the estimation of MMP are available in literature however using them is not reliable as each correlation relates to a unique reservoir and fluid conditions. Hence none of these correlations can be used with enough confidence to estimate (MMP) and applying them is prone to errors. Therefore, the objective of this article is to search for a quick and sturdy mathematical correlation for the mathematical determination of (MMP) based on regression analysis within a shorter period of time. Finally, a comparison between the (MMP) calculated from the proposed correlation and the published ones was presented. Results ensure that the suggested new (MMP) correlation is the more accurate one. Keywords: Enhanced oil recovery, CO2 injection, Minimum miscibility pressure (MMP), Slim tube test, Sensitivity analysis
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spelling doaj-art-7cda4f5c758b4924904257d7583f60e92025-08-20T01:57:44ZengEgyptian Petroleum Research InstituteEgyptian Journal of Petroleum1110-06212018-12-0127480181010.1016/j.ejpe.2017.12.002A new estimating method of minimum miscibility pressure as a key parameter in designing CO2 gas injection processE.M. Mansour0A.M. Al-Sabagh1S.M. Desouky2F.M. Zawawy3M. Ramzi4Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; Corresponding author.Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Cairo, EgyptEgyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Cairo, EgyptChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University EgyptEgyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Cairo, EgyptMinimum miscibility pressure (MMP) is an important key parameter for designing any gas flooding project in enhancing oil recovery, whereas the injection must be operated at or above (MMP). This parameter will be determined before any field trial, because it is important for operator to plan suitable surface facilities and to develop injection conditions. MMP may be reliably estimated by traditional laboratory techniques, which are very costly and time consuming. Various empirical correlations for the estimation of MMP are available in literature however using them is not reliable as each correlation relates to a unique reservoir and fluid conditions. Hence none of these correlations can be used with enough confidence to estimate (MMP) and applying them is prone to errors. Therefore, the objective of this article is to search for a quick and sturdy mathematical correlation for the mathematical determination of (MMP) based on regression analysis within a shorter period of time. Finally, a comparison between the (MMP) calculated from the proposed correlation and the published ones was presented. Results ensure that the suggested new (MMP) correlation is the more accurate one. Keywords: Enhanced oil recovery, CO2 injection, Minimum miscibility pressure (MMP), Slim tube test, Sensitivity analysishttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062117301976
spellingShingle E.M. Mansour
A.M. Al-Sabagh
S.M. Desouky
F.M. Zawawy
M. Ramzi
A new estimating method of minimum miscibility pressure as a key parameter in designing CO2 gas injection process
Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
title A new estimating method of minimum miscibility pressure as a key parameter in designing CO2 gas injection process
title_full A new estimating method of minimum miscibility pressure as a key parameter in designing CO2 gas injection process
title_fullStr A new estimating method of minimum miscibility pressure as a key parameter in designing CO2 gas injection process
title_full_unstemmed A new estimating method of minimum miscibility pressure as a key parameter in designing CO2 gas injection process
title_short A new estimating method of minimum miscibility pressure as a key parameter in designing CO2 gas injection process
title_sort new estimating method of minimum miscibility pressure as a key parameter in designing co2 gas injection process
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062117301976
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